Keshir Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Keshir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 283 | 1:271,316 | 19,915 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Keshir (97) may also be a first name.
Keshir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keshir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keshir (Hindi: केशिर, Marathi: केशीर, Oriya: େକଶୀର, Russian: Кешир) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keshir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 893,754th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Keshir reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 962,660th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 97 people.
Keshir is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 271,316. In Iran Keshir is primarily found in: Golestan Province, where 28 percent live, Tehran Province, where 17 percent live and Qom Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Iran this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keshir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keshir in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଶୀର | ekasira | - |
| Keshir in the Hindi language | ||
| केशिर | kesira | 72.34 |
| केशीर | kesira | 27.66 |
| Keshir in the Marathi language | ||
| केशीर | kesira | 50 |
| केशर | kesara | 50 |
| Keshir in the Russian language | ||
| Кешир | kesir | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keshir
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